All Blog Posts Tagged 'stroke' (4)

Do you know that feeling you get when you can't remember the name of an old teacher, or put a name to the face of a person walking toward you? Some people struggle with that feeling with every word they attempt to speak. For a rare few, Migraine aura can result in the debilitating inability to communicate. Fortunately for Migraineurs, it is usually not permanent unless damage occurs. For others that have suffered stroke or other brain injuries or damage, Aphasia is a new way of life for them an… Continue

while searching for a Neurologist I found one of them has a rather intense website... http://neurology.fromyourdoctor.com/washington/spokane/nwn/health/library.do impresive I thought it has info on tons of drugs and on migraines, headaches, stroke, ADD, ADHD, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, EPILEPSY, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME (RLS), just to name a few Continue

A recent study published in the journal Neurology is getting a lot of media attention, but a personal experience made me wonder whether researchers and the media might have missed an important connection. The study attempted to link migraine disease to an increased risk for thromboembolism (blood clot in a vessel) and… Continue

There has not been much information looking at the risk of stroke in a specific type of pain relieving NSAID called coxibs. A research group set out to find out if there was increased incidence of stroke in patients using these medicines.… Continue